NHL Rumors: Oilers Analyst Proposes Wild Trade Deadline Move For Upcoming Season
The 34-year-old power forward, now with the Vancouver Canucks, was dealt this summer in a salary-shedding move, yet rumblings suggest he might find his way back to Edmonton before season’s end.
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Analyst Proposes Shocking Trade Oilers Should Make
Kane’s 2024-25 campaign was derailed by surgeries that kept him out of the regular season, though he returned to post 12 points in 21 playoff games. Staples believes Edmonton could swing a deadline deal to reacquire him, but there’s one major obstacle: NHL rules prevent Vancouver from retaining salary on Kane’s $5.125M cap hit since he was just traded away.
That means Edmonton would need to take on his full contract or involve a third team to make the numbers work.
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Whether the Oilers revisit Kane ultimately depends on Vancouver’s fate. If the Canucks are out of the playoff mix, they may look to flip Kane as a rental before he hits free agency in July. Still, it would be a wild move to see the Oilers reacquire Kane midseason, less than a year after trading him away.
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